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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
8
Ada praises Ramsey Drug Co as the town’s best and most prosperous business. Established in 1904 by Mr. Ramsey, the store offers a complete drug department, modern fixtures, a large prescription section, cosmetics, perfumes, baby supplies, and a soda fountain. Mr. Ramsey is a respected local businessman with 22 years as a pharmacist.
C M Long runs the Imperial Cafe and Byrd Hotel in Ada. The cafe draws steady traffic offering quick meals and popular regular menus at low prices. Long prides on clean, roomy premises and skilled staff, attracting local patrons and traveling salesmen alike.
Ex governor William L. Byrd, born August 1 1844 in Marshall County Mississippi, moved to Indian Territory as an infant near Doaksville Fort Towson, educated at Chickasaw M S Academy Tishomingo, joined the First Choctaw Regiment at 17, served four years in the Civil War, later led Chickasaw Nation schooling from 1880 to 1882, and pursued community leadership amid postwar changes. The text also highlights Meharg and Merritt gin operators praised for high quality cotton, reliable prices, and reputable local standing.
Fitzhugh ranks among top ginning points and cotton markets in Pontotoc County due to W L Meharg a veteran ginner and buyer with 15 years of experience. Meharg two years ago sold half interest to E J Merritt, a local insurance man. The Meharg Merritt firm is noted for progressive town and county development.
The Farmers State Bank of Fitzhugh opened March 25 1908 with deposits around 35000 and total resources near 40000. J A Hart serves as cashier and manager with strong community ties and a proactive real estate side business. Directors include P A Norris of Ada First National Bank and J W Hattox, noted farmer and rancher.
Fitzhugh on the Frisco railroad ten miles southwest of Ada grows as a trading center with about 400 people. It has stone and brick business houses a telephone exchange a strong school several churches and fraternal groups. The town sits in rich agricultural country shipping cotton grain and potatoes and offers profitable investment prospects.
N L Wesson, recent county resident and noted farmer, launches a large brick store four blocks from Farmers State Bank. The shop offers hardware, furniture, tools, stoves, crockery, and farm implements with a focus on Rich Conn stoves, Hotblast heaters, and J I Case wagons. Wesson aims to furnish homes comprehensively at competitive county prices.
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